A pragma-discourse study of the CNN article’s “omicron is now the dominant strain of coronavirus in the us, according to the CDC

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The coronavirus pandemic has become the most common subject nowadays.

It is the recent crisis that attacks the world.

So, it is significant, when making a pragmadiscourse study, to be concerned with the arguments that deal with such a topic.

This study is dedicated to examine one of the CNN‟s articles on Omicron, the latest variant of Coronavirus.

However, Eemeren‟s Pragma Dialectical Model has been applied to analyze a selected article on CNN, the American Channel, that covered Coronavirus Omicron Variant news and how the United States dealt with such a variant.

As speech acts are vital in the process of analyzing such a text, the study investigates these acts to show how the arguer uses them to defend his standpoint and convince the audience.

To do so, the argumentation structure is also determined.

The study is concerned with CNN‟s article: Omicron is Now the Dominant Strain of Coronavirus in the US, According to the CDC.